Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-05

that where the taxes have been collected
from citizens, either directly or by sale
of property, the amount shall be held
in trust for them or their legal repre-
sentatives by the respective States.
The Senate then resumed the con-
sideraticn of the railroad-attorney's
bill. After q speech by Mr.. Wilson, of
Indiana, in favor OF the principle of the
bill, the first vote was taken on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar max
ing it unlawful for member OF Con-
gress TO accept employment as an
attorney in opposition to the United
States in any case TO which the United
States may he party or in which its
interests may be concerned or from any
subsidized railroad company, if such
member have cause 10 believe that
measuresspecially affecting the interests
of such railroad are pending before
Congress or are about to be so pending
during bis term of Office.
The amendment (Which was in the
nature OF substitute 10 the original
billy was agreed to--yeas, 26 nays. 81.
A long discussion followed upon an
other amendment offered by Mr.. Sauls-
bury, intended az a substitute for the
bill as it stood after the adoption of
Mr.. Hoar's substitute. MIR. Sauls-
bury 3 amendment did not provide pun
ishmentfor the offence described in the
bill, but merely placed real condemna-
ton upon it.
Mr. Beck opposed it as being a mere
waste OF words. Mr.. Hoar's amend
ment, he held, had killed the bill, and
Mr.. Saulsbury's only tended to bury it
a little more decently.
At o'clock q vote spon the passage
Of the bill as amended was taken, and
was passed-39 to 14-virtually in the
same shape as Hoar's substitute.
Mr.. Becks demanded the yeas and
nays upon the passage OF the bill,
stating that there was nothing in it he
cared much about, but that the House
of Representative might put some
thing in it, and he wanted to give the
House q chance.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
YBAs-Mesers. Aldrich. Allison, Beck, Berry,
Blnckburn. Blair, Butler, Cheney, Cockrell,
Coke, Conger, Cullom. Dawes, Dolph, Eustis,
Fsir, Frye, George, German, Hale, Hawley,
Hoer, Jones Of Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada.
Henderson, Mitchell OF Pennsylvania, Morrill,,
Palmer, RiddlebergeT, sherman, Spooner Van
WICK, Vest, Voorhees,, Nelthall, Whitthorne,
Williams, Wilson Of Iowa. Wilson OF Mary
land-39.
NAYs.--Messrs. Call, Cameron, Farwell, Gray.
Tfor Mahona ~
gon, Payne, Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer, Stanford,
Tellor-1
The following is the text of the bill:
That it shall be unlawful for any mem
Der of either house of Congress to ac-
cept employment as attorney at law or
payment for services of any kind in OPP
position to the United States in any
case to which the United States may bea
party and in which its interests may be
concerned, or from any railroad compa-
ny, if such member shall have reasonable
cause to believe that measures specially
affecting the interests of such company
are pending before Congress, or are
about to be so pending, during his term
Of Office Any person who violates the
provisions of this act shall be guilty Of
u misdemeanor, and may be punished
by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by fine not exceeding 500, or
by both, in the discretion of the court.
The Senate then lat 6:15) adjourned
until tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House
from the President return
ing, without his approval, the bills
granting pensions to Alexander Fal-
coner and William Lynch. Referred
to the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution discharging
the Committee Of the Whole from fur
Their consideration of the Senate bill
Tor the retirement and recoinage of
trade dollars and making the bill the
special order in the House for February
-th, Immediately after the reading Of
Inc journal.
Mr. Lanham called attention to the
absence Of Mr.. Bland, chairman of the
Committee ON Coinage, Weights, and
and suggested that the date
If the special order be changed to Feb
7ary 18th.
Mr.. Randall accepted the modiiica-
ion, and, as 50 modified, the resolution
vas adopted.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, offered
/ resolution amending the rules so as
10 provide that a quorum of the Com
nittee Of the Whole shall consist of 100 |
Referred to the Committee |
III Rules.
After the reception OF a few commit
ee reports of private character the |
House went into Committee of the |
Whole on the private calendar, and dis
,osed of few private bills coming over |
Is unfinished business from last Friday, |
md at ) O'Clock took recess until 1870. |
he evening session is forthe considera-
ion of pension bills.
The House at its evening session
passed thirty pension bills, and at 1910
o'clock adjourned.